The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium will receive continued funding from the Province of Manitoba, according to a December 20 announcement from Minister of Conservation and…
The P3 Canada Fund will be contributing $22.9 million towards the City of Hamilton Biosolids Management project. David Sweet, member of Parliament for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, made…
Metro Vancouver has taken steps to protect regional wetlands by purchasing nearly eight hectares of marsh and uplands on Pitt River, a large tributary that…
Whether they reflect true political boundaries or an imagined world, truly useful maps require a thoughtful approach—one that causes the user to pause, find answers,…
The Province of Ontario has approved the Niagara Peninsula Source Protection Plan for implementation next fall. The plan was developed by the Niagara Peninsula Source…
The City of Lloydminster, which straddles the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan, is taking steps to control what is discharged into its wastewater with the…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) announced on December 12 that it is accepting applications for its 2014 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant…
On December 13, Manitoba Minister of Municipal Government, Stan Struthers, announced the completion of four water and sewer infrastructure projects in central-Manitoba with the help…
Durham Region will see an increase in their water and sanitary sewer rates in 2014, as Durham Regional Council approved a combined increase of 6.3…
Ontario’s Grand River contains elevated concentrations of artificial sweeteners such as sucralose, cyclamate, saccharin, and acesulfame, according to a study conducted by researchers from the…
Are Toronto’s streams sick? Yes, many of them are. They are suffering from an “illness” known as urban stream syndrome (USS), which results from changes…
As populations grow, infrastructure fails, and funding shrinks, Canadian municipalities are developing an urgent need to find ways to make water and wastewater treatment facilities…
The City of Winnipeg’s North End sewage treatment plant will now treat wastewater from the Rural Municipality of Rosser. The two municipalities have entered a…
On December 4, Mississauga City Council heard recommendations for a new stormwater user rate to improve funding for flood and water quality protection. An approved…
Nova Scotia has tabled new legislation that would stop companies from importing or transporting fracking wastewater to Nova Scotia. The legislation, introduced December 2, would…
Souris-Moose Mountain MP Ed Komarnicki, Estevan MLA Doreen Eagles, and Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig came together to officially open Estevan, Saskatchewan’s new north water reservoir.…
The Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has committed $243,000 to water-related infrastructure projects in the District of St. Barbe. The projects will be cost-shared…
Okotoks, Alberta has decided to connect with the City of Calgary’s water system after a town council vote on November 25. The town will work…
Hot on the heels of the country’s severe summer floods, Water Canada, along with co-hosts XCG Consultants and RWDI Inc., brought together a group of…
After seven years and more than 250 reports, Victoria’s regional sewage treatment plan now meets federal regulations requiring secondary treatment by 2020—but many still question…
A water distribution system pipe that carries water across the Assiniboine River between north and south Winnipeg has been rehabilitated and will be returned to…
The City of Saint John, New Brunswick, announced November 22 that the federal and provincial governments are contributing $114.6 million to the city’s Safe Clean…
The City of Charlottetown’s Water and Sewer Utility Department is making an effort to encourage homeowners to have water meters installed in their homes for…
The Regional District of East Kootenay celebrated the completion of the $2.7-million West Fernie Dike Project on November 15. The dike system provides a one-in-200-year…